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The '''Kennedy tragedies''',<ref name=WP>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/jfkjr/timeline.htm|title=Kennedy Family Tragedies|publisher=''[[The Washington Post]]''|date=1999|accessdate=2009-08-26}}</ref><ref name=tribune>{{cite web|url=http://www.courant.com/news/politics/20090826_tragedies_kennedy,0,5261652.graphic|title=Kennedy family tragedies|publisher=[[Tribune Company]]|accessdate=2009-08-26}}</ref><ref name=boston>{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/news/packages/jfkjr/mcgrory.htm|title=Family overshadowed by a litany of tragedy|publisher=''[[The Boston Globe]]''|author=McGrory, Brian|date=1999-07-18|accessdate=2009-08-26}}</ref> colloquially called the '''Kennedy Curse''', is a term sometimes used to describe a series of [[Tragedy (event)|tragedies]] involving members of the [[Kennedy family]]. Some have called the continual misfortune of the Kennedy family a [[curse]].<ref name=boston/><ref name=klein>{{cite book|title=The Kennedy Curse: Why Tragedy Has Haunted America's First Family for 150 Years|author=Klein, Edward|authorlink=Edward Klein|date=2004|publisher=[[St. Martin's Press]]|isbn=9780312312930}}</ref><ref name=guardian>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/aug/26/kennedy-curse-senator-ted-death|title=History of the Kennedy curse|publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=2009-08-26|author=Jones, Sam|coauthors=Tran, Mark|accessdate=2009-08-26}}</ref><ref name=hartford>{{cite web|url=http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-kennedy-curse-pictures,0,1958578.photogallery|title=The Kennedy Curse|publisher=''[[The Hartford Courant]]''|accessdate=2009-08-26}}</ref><ref name=abc>{{cite web|url=http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=1926999|title=Is Pat's Crash Part of Kennedy Curse?|publisher=[[ABC News]]|date=2006-05-05|accessdate=2009-08-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1918758,00.html?cnn=yes|title=Ted Kennedy, 1932–2009: The Brother Who Mattered Most |publisher=''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''|author=Lacayo, Richard|date=2009-08-26|accessdate=2009-08-26}}</ref> Several members of the family have died from unnatural causes, most notably brothers [[John F. Kennedy|John]] and [[Robert F. Kennedy|Robert]], who were assassinated by gunshots in [[John F. Kennedy assassination|1963]] and [[Robert F. Kennedy assassination|1968]], and [[John F. Kennedy, Jr.|John, Jr.]], who was [[John F. Kennedy, Jr. plane crash|killed in an airplane crash]] along with [[Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy|his wife]] and sister-in-law in 1999.
The '''Kennedy tragedies''',<ref name=WP>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/jfkjr/timeline.htm|title=Kennedy Family Tragedies|publisher=''[[The Washington Post]]''|date=1999|accessdate=2009-08-26}}</ref><ref name=tribune>{{cite web|url=http://www.courant.com/news/politics/20090826_tragedies_kennedy,0,5261652.graphic|title=Kennedy family tragedies|publisher=[[Tribune Company]]|accessdate=2009-08-26}}</ref><ref name=boston>{{cite web|url=http://www.boston.com/news/packages/jfkjr/mcgrory.htm|title=Family overshadowed by a litany of tragedy|publisher=''[[The Boston Globe]]''|author=McGrory, Brian|date=1999-07-18|accessdate=2009-08-26}}</ref> colloquially called the '''Kennedy Curse''', is a term sometimes used to describe a series of [[Tragedy (event)|tragedies]] involving members of the [[Kennedy family]]. Some have called the continual misfortune of the Kennedy family a [[curse]].<ref name=boston/><ref name=klein>{{cite book|title=The Kennedy Curse: Why Tragedy Has Haunted America's First Family for 150 Years|author=Klein, Edward|authorlink=Edward Klein|date=2004|publisher=[[St. Martin's Press]]|isbn=9780312312930}}</ref><ref name=guardian>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/aug/26/kennedy-curse-senator-ted-death|title=History of the Kennedy curse|publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=2009-08-26|author=Jones, Sam|coauthors=Tran, Mark|accessdate=2009-08-26}}</ref><ref name=hartford>{{cite web|url=http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-kennedy-curse-pictures,0,1958578.photogallery|title=The Kennedy Curse|publisher=''[[The Hartford Courant]]''|accessdate=2009-08-26}}</ref><ref name=abc>{{cite web|url=http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=1926999|title=Is Pat's Crash Part of Kennedy Curse?|publisher=[[ABC News]]|date=2006-05-05|accessdate=2009-08-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1918758,00.html?cnn=yes|title=Ted Kennedy, 1932–2009: The Brother Who Mattered Most |publisher=''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''|author=Lacayo, Richard|date=2009-08-26|accessdate=2009-08-26}}</ref> Several members of the family have died from unnatural causes, most notably brothers [[John F. Kennedy|John]] and [[Robert F. Kennedy|Robert]], who were assassinated by gunshots in [[John F. Kennedy assassination|1963]] and [[Robert F. Kennedy assassination|1968]], and [[John F. Kennedy, Jr.|John, Jr.]], who was [[John F. Kennedy, Jr. plane crash|killed in an airplane crash]] along with [[Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy|his wife]] and sister-in-law in 1999.


The existence of such a curse has been disputed by others who have claimed that many of the tragedies have been caused by preventable reckless choices like driving drunk or flying an airplane in unsafe conditions, that others are the natural result of events likely to occur in such a large family like cancer or pregnancy miscarriage, and that the notion of a curse is superstitious and created and fostered by the media.<ref name="grady-macho">
The existence of such a curse has been disputed by others who have claimed that many of the tragedies have been caused by preventable reckless choices like driving drunk or flying an airplane in unsafe conditions, or by specifically choosing relatively dangerous careers such as military service or politics. They contend that if such events were to be subtracted from the Kennedy family record, then what remains would resemble a more ordinary table of events likely to occur in such a large family, such as cancer or pregnancy miscarriage. Some further contend that the notion of a curse is superstitious and is created and fostered by the media. <ref name="grady-macho">
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The Kennedy tragedies,[1][2][3] colloquially called the Kennedy Curse, is a term sometimes used to describe a series of tragedies involving members of the Kennedy family. Some have called the continual misfortune of the Kennedy family a curse.[3][4][5][6][7][8] Several members of the family have died from unnatural causes, most notably brothers John and Robert, who were assassinated by gunshots in 1963 and 1968, and John, Jr., who was killed in an airplane crash along with his wife and sister-in-law in 1999.

The existence of such a curse has been disputed by others who have claimed that many of the tragedies have been caused by preventable reckless choices like driving drunk or flying an airplane in unsafe conditions, or by specifically choosing relatively dangerous careers such as military service or politics. They contend that if such events were to be subtracted from the Kennedy family record, then what remains would resemble a more ordinary table of events likely to occur in such a large family, such as cancer or pregnancy miscarriage. Some further contend that the notion of a curse is superstitious and is created and fostered by the media. [9][10]

Chronology

Believers in the curse generally cite the following core events as evidence of the family's misfortunes:

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Kennedy Family Tragedies". The Washington Post. 1999. Retrieved 2009-08-26. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b c "Kennedy family tragedies". Tribune Company. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  3. ^ a b c McGrory, Brian (1999-07-18). "Family overshadowed by a litany of tragedy". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2009-08-26. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Klein, Edward (2004). The Kennedy Curse: Why Tragedy Has Haunted America's First Family for 150 Years. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 9780312312930.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Jones, Sam (2009-08-26). "History of the Kennedy curse". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-08-26. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "The Kennedy Curse". The Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2009-08-26. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ a b "Is Pat's Crash Part of Kennedy Curse?". ABC News. 2006-05-05. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  8. ^ Lacayo, Richard (2009-08-26). "Ted Kennedy, 1932–2009: The Brother Who Mattered Most". Time. Retrieved 2009-08-26. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ Grady, Sandy (1999-07-22). "There is no Kennedy curse; it's actually too much macho". Rome News-Tribune. Retrieved 2009-08-29. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ "Kennedy curse". The Skeptic's Dictionary. Retrieved 2009-08-29. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ a b c d e King, John (1999-07-17). "Tragedy has repeatedly stalked Kennedy clan". CNN. Retrieved 2008-02-15..
  12. ^ Arabella Kennedy (1956–1956) - Find A Grave Memorial
  13. ^ "'Grief, Fear, Doubt, Panic'—And Guilt". Newsweek. 1969-08-04. Retrieved 2009-08-26. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help) [dead link]
  14. ^ Kennedy, Ted (2009). The Kennedys (TV-series). American Experience, WGBH-TV. {{cite AV media}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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